Hindu Festivals & Holidays 2026: Complete Month-Wise List

Religious festivals are the time periods in which we get the opportunity to purify our hearts and achieve true spiritual progress. Each festival day arrives in front of us as a blessing. By observing sincere sadhanas, fasts, rituals and observances we can ensure freedom from past sins and negativities that we have accumulated throughout months and years.

Furthermore, each festival will be related to certain Hindu deities and by becoming a part of the ceremonies, we will be accumulating their blessings. As months and years pass by, we will experience our life attaining greater heights, prosperity, health, wealth and positivity. In this article, we will note down all the important Hindu festival days and holidays. With this knowledge, you can start preparing for these auspicious days much earlier. Keep reading.

• 01 Jan (Thursday) - New Year's Day Optional Holiday
• 13 Jan (Tuesday) - Lohri Optional Holiday
• 14 Jan (Wednesday) - Makar Sankranti Optional Holiday
• 14 Jan (Wednesday) - Magh Bihu Optional Holiday
• 14 Jan (Wednesday) - Pongal Optional Holiday
• 23 Jan (Friday) - Basant Panchami Optional Holiday
• 26 Jan (Monday) - Republic Day Gazetted Holiday

• 01 Feb (Sunday) - Thaipusam Optional Holiday Many Regions
• 15 Feb (Sunday) - Maha Shivaratri Gazetted Holiday
• 19 Feb (Thuday) - Shivaji Jayanti Optional Holiday
• 23 Feb (Monday) - Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti Optional Holiday

• 03 Mar (Tuesday) Holika Dahan Optional Holiday
• 04 Mar (Wednesday) Holi Gazetted Holiday
• 19 Mar (Thursday) Chaitra Sukhladi Optional Holiday
• 19 Mar (Thursday) Cheti Chand Optional Holiday
• 19 Mar (Thursday) Ugadi Optional Holiday
• 19 Mar (Thursday) Gudi Padava Optional Holiday
• 26 Mar (Thuesday) Rama Navami Gazetted Holiday
• 31 Mar (Tuesday) Mahavir Jayanti Gazetted Holiday

• 02 Apr (Thursday) - Hanuman Jayanti Optional Holiday
• 10 April (Friday) - Hindi New Year Optional Holiday
• 14 Apr (Tuesday) Vishu Optional Holiday
• 14 Apr (Tuesday) Vaisakhi / Baisakhi Optional Holiday
• 14 Apr (Tuesday) Tamil New Year Optional Holiday
• 15 Apr (Wednesday) Bengali New Year / Bohag Bihu Optional Holiday
• 15 Apr (Wednesday) Vaisakhadi (Bengal) Optional Holiday
• 19 April (Sunday) - Akshaya Tritiya Optional Holiday

• 01 May (Friday) Buddha Purnima/Vesak Gazetted Holiday
• 16 May (Saturday) Savitri Pooja Optional Holiday

• 16 July (Thursday) Jagannath Rath Yatra
• 25 July (Saturday) Ashadhi Ekadashi
• 29 July (Wednesday) Guru Purnima

• 15 August (Saturday) Hariyali Teej, Independence Day
• 17 August (Monday) Nag Panchami
• 19 August (Wednesday) - Tulsidas Jayanti - Shravana, Shukla Saptami
• 26 August (Wednesday) Onam/Thiruvonam
• 28 August (Friday) Raksha Bandhan
• 28 August (Friday) Varalakshmi Vrat
• 31 August (Monday) Kajari Teej

• 04 Sep (Friday) - Janmashtami
• 14 Sep (Monday) - Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi Optional Holiday
• 17 Sep (Thursday) - Vishwakarma Puja Optional Holiday
• 25 Sep (Friday) - Anant Chaturdashi

• 02 Oct (Friday) - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Gazetted Holiday
• 10 Oct (Saturday) - Mahalaya Amavasya
• 11 Oct (Sunday) - Sharad Navratri
• 17 Oct (Saturday) - Maha Saptami Optional Holiday
• 18 Oct (Sunday) - Durga Puja Ashtami Optional Holiday
• 19 Oct (Monday) - Durga Maha Navami Puja Optional Holiday
• 20 Oct (Tuesday) - Dussehra, Sharad Navratri Parana Gazetted Holiday
• 29 Oct (Thursday) - Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) Optional Holiday
• 25 Oct (Sunday) - Sharad Purnima Optional Holiday
• 31 Oct (Saturday) - Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Optional Holiday

• 06 Nov (Friday) Dhanteras Optional Holiday
• 08 Nov (Sunday) Diwali/Deepavali Gazetted Holiday
• 08 Nov (Sunday) Naraka Chaturdasi Optional Holiday
• 09 Nov (Monday) Govardhan Puja Optional Holiday
• 11 Nov (Wednesday) Bhai Duj Optional Holiday
• 15 Nov (Sunday) Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) Optional Holiday
• 24 Nov (Tuesday) Kartik Poornima

• 16 Dec (Wednesday) - Dhanu Sankranti
• 20 Dec (Sunday) - Geeta Jayanti

These are some of the most important festival dates of 2026 in the Indian Hindu calendar. Some of the most prominent festivals in this list include Diwali, Holi, Janmashtami and Navaratri. The spiritual significance of each and every religious festival day is supreme and we can take a vow today itself that 2026 is going to be a fulfilling year of spiritual and material prosperity. With God’s blessing, everything is possible.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Which festival is on 14 September 2026?
   On September 14, 2026, the major festival celebrated in India will be Ganesh Chaturthi.
2. What are the special days in September 2026?
   Some of the special days in September 2026 include features Janmashtami (Sep 4), Teacher's Day (Sep 5), and Ganesh Chaturthi (Sep 14).
3. Is 2026 a lucky year?
   Yes, in numerology and astrology 2026 is considered as a very luck year.